Football Preview: Carver Yellowjackets vs. Corvian Community Cardinals
Two dominant backs in Antonio Samuels and Cam Johnson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Carver Yellowjackets will venture away from home to take on the Corvian Community Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Carver has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Corvian Community will come in with six straight victories.
Carver might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 14-6 to Community School of Davidson, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, while Corvian Community put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Bishop McGuinness. Corvian Community simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Bishop McGuinness 42-0 on the road. Considering the Cardinals have won five contests by more than 38 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Johnson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 158 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 84 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Best, who rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Corvian Community was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 328 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Carver's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Corvian Community, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Carver was able to grind out a solid victory over Corvian Community when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 26-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carver since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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